Does Japanese have phonetic symbols?

There are no phonetic symbols, there are hiragana and katakana

Japanese is easy to get started and difficult to get into. At the beginning, I memorized the fifty-note notation and basically read an article full of kana. There should be no problem. Memorize the words, read the text, and there is very little grammar at the elementary level. With a little effort, it is very simple to pass the third level PASS. But after obtaining the Level 3 certificate, in fact, my listening, speaking, reading and writing skills are far from being able to converse with Japanese people. If you go deeper and learn level 2, you will start to have a headache. Because the word grammar scale increases geometrically. I remember that before the Level 2 exam last year, I memorized countless words and grammar. Anyway, I read the book every day. Then I listened to the listening tape to the point where I was obsessed with it. I even wore headphones to listen to it while sleeping. Therefore, if you want to learn Japanese in depth, you must adjust your mentality.

Okay, the above are just words. Now let me talk about my Japanese learning experience for your reference and comparison.

I took a detour before and enrolled in the Continuing Education School of Shanghai International Studies University to study Japanese. The teachers there were extremely irresponsible, and I felt that my Japanese progress that year was extremely small. Later, on the recommendation of a friend, I enrolled in New World Continuing Education School to study Japanese. The teachers there were very responsible. I took the Level 2 exam last year and passed it. Summary: It is important to enroll in a good school to study language.

Let’s talk about the period when my Japanese proficiency made a huge leap - last June. I study Japanese purely as a personal hobby. Because I like anime, I also like voice actors. So I really wanted to hear what they said in person, rather than through the cold words at the bottom of the screen. In this way, a Japanese idol-Akira Ishida was identified. Then search around for his various radio plays, interviews, and listen to his voice. You know, what he said was not the slow Japanese on the tape, but the speaking speed of ordinary Japanese. This exercised my listening a lot. In just one month, my teacher clearly felt my progress. Now I am taking a Japanese level one class. My teacher usually speaks in Japanese in class, and I can basically understand him. In addition, watch more Japanese dramas and you will gain a lot~

Furthermore, if possible, it is best to buy original Japanese books to read, which will greatly exercise your reading ability. Tips: It may be difficult to understand at first because these books are written for Japanese people, but persistence is victory. Force yourself to read one or two pages every day. Over time, the effect is remarkable!

Finally, the poster talked about Chinese characters in Japanese. When you learn Japanese at an intermediate level, you will encounter many Chinese characters, but most of them have different meanings from the Chinese characters and have similar pronunciations, but there are still big differences if you listen carefully. For Chinese people, the advantages and disadvantages of learning Japanese all lie in the aspect of Chinese characters. Fortunately, we have been exposed to Chinese characters since we were young, so we don’t have to learn them from scratch like Europeans and Americans; but similarly, the harm caused to us by inertial thinking is also obvious. Europeans and Americans have a completely blank slate for Japanese, so there is no confusion from their mother tongue; while Chinese people are often confused by the illusion of Chinese characters in Japanese when learning Japanese, and only those who have personally experienced it will understand the pain.

However, the so-called "work comes naturally". As long as the poster is determined to learn Japanese well, he will definitely be able to overcome the above difficulties.